Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

Women's foil at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Helliniko Olympic Complex
Date	18 August 2004
Competitors	25 from 20 nations
Medalists
Valentina Vezzali  Italy Giovanna Trillini  Italy Sylwia Gruchała  Poland

These are the results of the women's foil competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 25 women competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 18.

Tournament results

The field of 25 fencers competed in a single-elimination tournament to determine the medal winners. Semifinal losers proceeded to a bronze medal match. As there were less than 32 entrants in this event, seven fencers had byes in the first round.

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal final
						Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
	Mariana González (VEN)		14			Mariana González (VEN)		4
	Erinn Smart (USA)		12								Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
	Adeline Wuillème (FRA)		15								Adeline Wuillème (FRA)		8
	Vita Siltchenko (BLR)		4			Adeline Wuillème (FRA)		15
						Margherita Granbassi (ITA)		9
																Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
																Sylwia Gruchała (POL)		13
						Sylwia Gruchała (POL)		15
	Simone Bauer (GER)		15			Simone Bauer (GER)		9
	Ayelet Ohayon (ISR)		10								Sylwia Gruchała (POL)		15
											Laura Badea (ROU)		7
						Laura Badea (ROU)		15
	Meng Jie (CHN)		15			Meng Jie (CHN)		11
	Wassila Redouane Saïd-Guerni (ALG)		12																		Valentina Vezzali (ITA)		15
																					Giovanna Trillini (ITA)		11
						Giovanna Trillini (ITA)		15
	Chieko Sugawara (JPN)		15			Chieko Sugawara (JPN)		2
	Alejandra Carbone (ARG)		6								Giovanna Trillini (ITA)		15
	Gabriella Varga (HUN)		15								Gabriella Varga (HUN)		11
	Chang Ying Man (HKG)		3			Gabriella Varga (HUN)		15
	Svetlana Boyko (RUS)		13			Svetlana Boiko (RUS)		9
	Shaimaa El Gammal (EGY)		7													Giovanna Trillini (ITA)		15
																Aida Mohamed (HUN)		7
						Aida Mohamed (HUN)		14													Bronze medal final
	Ekaterina Youcveva (RUS)		15			Ekaterina Youcveva (RUS)		9
	Maria Rentoumi (GRE)		4								Aida Mohamed (HUN)		15								Sylwia Gruchała (POL)		15
	Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)		15								Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)		5								Aida Mohamed (HUN)		9
	Maria de Castro Herklotz (BRA)		6			Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)		15
						Roxana Scarlat (ROU)		7

Results

Rank	Fencer	Country
	Valentina Vezzali	Italy
	Giovanna Trillini	Italy
	Sylwia Gruchała	Poland
4	Aida Mohamed	Hungary
5	Laura Cârlescu-Badea	Romania
6	Gabriella Varga	Hungary
7	Adeline Wuillème	France
8	Nam Hyeon-Hui	South Korea
9	Roxana Scarlat	Romania
10	Margherita Granbassi	Italy
11	Svetlana Boiko	Russia
12	Yekaterina Yusheva	Russia
13	Meng Jie	China
14	Simone Bauer	Germany
15	Chieko Sugawara	Japan
16	Mariana González	Venezuela
17	Erinn Smart	United States
18	Alejandra Carbone	Argentina
19	Ayelet Ohayon	Israel
20	Maju Herklotz	Brazil
21	Wassila Rédouane-Saïd-Guerni	Algeria
22	Maria Rentoumi	Greece
23	Shaimaa El-Gammal	Egypt
24	Vita Silchenko	Belarus
25	Chan Ying Man	Hong Kong

References

• Yahoo! Sports Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Fencing Results